Razor blade drying holder



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June 5, 1956 s. c. MORROW 2,748,413

RAZOR BLADE DRYING HOLDER Filed Aug. 25, 1953 IN VEN TOR.

/C/ Q 6 67W C MOP/90W www mm United States This invention relates tostorage containers, and particularly to a storage article or containerwhich is especially adapted for storing razor blades therein.

it is well known that many men have very tough beards and that anextremely sharp razor blade is required for comfortable shaving by suchmen. Furthermore, many men are extremely concerned with the types ofrazor blades that they use and many men demand that their razor bladesbe maintained with utmost care so that ithe sharp cutting edges of therazor blades be maintained in serviceable condition for a maximum lengthof time.

It also is very diflicult to dry a razor blade thoroughly after useinasmuch as the sharp cutting edges of the razor blades frequently maycut the towel or other article used for drying the razor blade eventhough extreme care is taken in such drying action.

The general object of the present invention is to provide an improvedstorage container especially adapted for receiving razor blades forstoring such articles in a dry atmosphere.

Another object of the invention is to increase the service life of razorblades by maintaining the cutting edges thereof in sharp, rust-freecondition.

Another object of the invention is to provide a relatively inexpenisve,easily used storage member in which razor blades can be readilypositioned and from which razor blades are likewise readily removable.

A further object of the invention is to make it possible to avoid theuse of towels or other drying means With razor blades.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will bemade more apparent as the specification proceeds.

For a better understanding of the present invention, reference should behad to the accompanying drawings wherein currently preferred embodimentsof the invention are shown and wherein:

Fig. l is a vertical section through one embodiment of a razor bladeAstorage member or article of hte invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are horizontal sections on lines 2,-2 and 3 3,respectively, of the article of Fig. l, with the razor blade and slottherefor turned at right angles to the Fig. l position thereof;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the holder pin used'in the article of Fig.1; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through a modified form of the storagearticle of the invention..

The invention relates to a razor blade receiving article orcontainercomprising a container having a slotted opening therein, some type of adesiccant receiving member positioned within the container and includinga slot extending therethrough and being positioned in register with theslotted opening in `the container, the desiccant receiving memberincluding porous lining means for the slot extending therethrough, and aholding pin adapted to extend through the slots in the container anddesiccant receiving member to position a razor blade within the conatent"ice tainer and by which pin the razor blade can be inserted into thecontainer.

For a complete understanding of the invention, attention is directed tothe details of the invention and a razor blade storage article is shownin the drawings and is indicated as a whole by the reference numeral 1.Such storage article 1 includes a container 2 that is shown as having atop 3 in removable engagement with the container 2, in this instancebeing shown as having a friction connection therewith. The top 3 has aslot 4 extending therethrough, which slot 4 has an enlarged usuallyannular portion provided therein, for a purpose hereinafter to bedescribed. A suitable bracket 5 can be secured to the container 2 to aidin securing it to a wall, or other support in any desired manner.

As a feature of the invention, the container 2 receives some suitabletype of a desiccant therein. Such desiccant may comprise, for example, ahygroscopic substance as calcium chloride which may be mixed with a bodymaterial, for example, infusorial earth. Obviously other suitabledesiccants can be used in place of the particular one mentioned herein.The desiccant 6 is shown as being held in place by means of a plasticsheet 7 extending transversely of the container 2, which sheet 7 is heldin place by a rib 8 rolled into, or otherwise provided in the container2. It will be realized that the desiccant receiving member may be aseparate container, usually made from plastic material, or else thedesiccant material might be made as a substantially self-supportingsegment or disc, but preferably portions of the container 2 are used tocomplete the enclosure means used for the desiccant 6 as shown. Itshould be noted that the desiccant has a slot extending therethrough,which slot is indicated at 9 andV withrsuch slot 9 being in alignmentwith and immediately adjacent the slot 4 in the container top 3. Theslot 9 in the desiccant 6 is substantially filled by a pair of poroussheets or liners 10 and 11 which are suitably secured to the plasticsheet 7 and extend vertically of the container 2 up to the top 3 to abutthereagainst. The sheets 10 and 11, for example, may be made fromleather whose porous nature will aid in withdrawing moisture from anyrazor blade slid between the sheets 10 and 11 and which leather willthen transmit such moisture to the desiccant 6 for absorption thereby.The slot between the liner sheets 10 and 11 is provided for slidablyreceiving a razor blade 12 therein to pass such razor blade therethroughinto the container 2. The desiccant 6 normally is in powdered or crystalform and it should exert slight pressure on the,

sheets 10 and 11 to aid in maintaining them in resilient face to faceengagement so that the razor blade 12 will slide against such sheets inbeing slid therethrough into the container 2 through the slot 4 therein.Itwill beI noted that the plastic sheet 7 likewise has a slot 7a there-Vin through which the razor blade can be passed.

The razor blade 12 is actually supported in the storage` article 1 by asuitable retainer such as a pin 13. The pin 13 has bifurcated ends 14and 15 to provide a slot in which the razor blade 12 can be slid.Normally the razor blade 12 would be forced slightly into the slotbetween the liner sheets and then the pin 13 would be engaged with theupper end of such razorblade to push it down through such slot andretain the razor blade in the interior of the container 2, as shown inFig. 1. In Fig. l,

the pin 13 has been rotated through a 90 arc afterthe' blade 12 has beenslid into the container 2 to aid in showing the subject matter of theinvention.

Usually the lower end of the container 2 is provided with a bottom cover16 that is held closed against the' container 2 by means such as aconventional spring hingeA 17. To remove the razor blade 12 from thestorage arti cle 1, the cover 16 is merely swung downwardly manually anda person then can readily engage or grasp thel (l lower end of ther`razor blade 12 to withdraw it safely from the-container for use. A4flange 18 isprovi'ded 'on the upper end of the pin 13to prevent it frombeing completely inserted into the container 2.

A modiiied storage article of the invention 'is shown in Fig. 5 and isindicated as a Whole by the numeral lla. In this instance, 'thecontainer comprises an upper section 2a and a lower section 2b which arein telescopic engagement with each other to facilitate access to theinterior of the container. This modiiied form of the invention includesa llangc 2) provided on a bottom cover 16a so that screws 21 or similarmeans can be used for securing the storage article 1a to a suitablesupport surface.

It will be seen that the tops .of the containers .of the storagearticles Vof the invention may be removed from engagement with theremainder of the container to permit emptying 'of the desiccantcontainingchamber portionof the container of the inventionvandretillingsuch container with fresh desiccant, when necessary. Theporous lining sheets may be of unitary construction and Ytheir porosityaids in maintaining the entire interior of the container 2 in a drycondition.

Desiccant receiving or vpositioning .means for the meaning of thisspecification and claims includes the sheet 7 and the upper portion ofthe container 2, While in some instances `.the liners 10 and 1l maybeconsidered to be part of such positioningmeans.

'The slotin the pipe lmay .have aprojection .extending .thereinto to aidin engaging vthe blade .12, .or the end of the pin may have :an outerdiameter sized to bereceived in and engage the slot in aconventionalrazor blade. A hook .may be provided in the container 2 toreceive auxiliary blades in the container 2.

.It will be realized that any suitable absorbent material may be usedfor the leather sheets lit) and 11 to dry a bladeand pass moisture tothe desiccant.

:From the foregoing, it will be realized that a relatively inexpensive,easily .made and used .novel storage article has been .provided forrazor blades. This storage article will automatically wipe any drop ofwater remaining on a razor blade therefrom and will thenstore the razorblade in a dry, enclosed chamber so that rusting of the razor blade orother dulling of the edge surfaces thereof is avoided. Likewise completedrying 'of the razor blade before insertion into the storagearticle isynot required andthe objects of the invention areachieved.

While two complete embodiments of the invention have been .disclosedherein, it will be appreciated that `modication-of these.particularembodimentsof .the invention may be-resorted v.to withoutdeparting `from the scope of the invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

I claim:

.1. A razor blade `storage article comprising an airtight containerhavinga .bottomcover-rnovably secured thereto :and .having a removabletop cover, said top cover having an elongate slot therein, apinextending through said-slot-into said'container and slotted at its innerend for engaging a razor blade, and;desiccant.receiving means positioned-in only a portion -of .said container immediately adjacent said slotinsaid top cover, -said desiccant receiving means including leather meansfor contacting and fconining desiccant and for providing a slot in saiddesiccant receiving .means in .register with 'and connecting said 'slot.in -said top .cover =.to -the interior-of said container to pass arazor blade thereinto for .storage spaced from :all ,parts 'of saidcontainer and desiccant receiving means.

2. A razor blade storage .article comprising-a container having amovable bottom cover and having --a .top cover, said top cover .havingzan relongate `slot .therein for lpassing a razor .blade ltherethrough,La pin iexten'ding through said slot .into said fcontainer.an`d .adaptedat fits .inn'er end to engage a razor blade, `and vdesiccant lreceivingyirneans positioned in said container 'immediately adjacent Ysaid slotin said top cover, said desiccant receiving means including porousJmeans "extending mthe height "of 'said 'desiccant receiving means forcontacting and confining desiccant and for providing a slot in saiddesiccant receiving means in register with and connecting said slot insaid top cover to the interior of said container to pass a razor bladethereinto said razor blade being insertable into said containerwhen'engagedby said pin only through said top cover Vto be dried bycontact `with said porous means and being removed through the bottom ofsaid container when said lbottom cover -is moved.

3. Arazor blade storage article comprising an airtight container havinga top cover section with an elongate slot therein, a pin snuglyextending through said slot into said container for engaging a razorblade and positioning it in said container, and desiccant receivingmeans positioned in said container only immediately adjacent said slotin said top cover section,.said desiccant receiving -means vincludingporous means for contactingdesiccant and `for -providing a .resilientlyAclosed Vslot vin said desiccant receivingmeans in .register with andconnecting saidslot :in said .top cover to the interior of saidcontainer to pass a razor blade .thereinto, said top cover section beingin removable engagement with the remainder of said container tofacilitate access to said desiccant receiving means.

4. A razor 'blade receiving article comprising an `airtight containerhaving .a slotted opening therein, desiccant positioning means withinsaid container and including a slot therethrough in register with theslotted opening, desiccant means, porous lining means contining saiddesiccant .means and connecting the slots in said container anddesiccant positioning means, and aholding ipin extending through saidslotted opening in said container, lining .means and said slot vin saiddesiccant positioningmeans ltoposition a razor blade within saidcontainer, said container having an openable end portion thereinfthroughwhich a razor blade storedrin said container can be removed, saidholding pin positioning the razor lblade spaced from said liningmeansand desiccant positioning means.

5.V A razor bladestorage article .comprising a container having anoperable bottom cover and having a :top cover, said top coverV having anelongate slot-therein for passing a razor blade therethrough, `a pin-extending through .said .slot .into said container and adapted at itsinner end to engage a razor blade, a partition member extending.transversely of said .container and having a slotttherein aligned andin Yregister with the slot Ain said top cover, porous lining meansconnecting said -slots in said.topcoverandfpartition member,anddesiccant means positioned in `said v.container on said 4partitionmember andencompassingvsaid.lining means, said pin also extendingthrough said lining means and saidslot Ainsaid ,partitonzmemberandpositioning .a .razor blade within said container below .said partition.member spaced Y from ysaid desiccant-meansand .the walls-of lsaid.container for .storage, which .razor blade can be removed from the saidcontainer readily by opening said bottom cover but is inserted into saidcontainer only through said top cover.

6. A razor blade storage article comprising an airtight container having'an 'openable cover at one end thereof and having a cover at the other'end thereof, 'said second cover `having an elongate slot therein, a pinextending through said slot into said 'container a limited distance onlyand slotted at v'its inner end for engaging a razor blade, desiccantreceiving -means positioned in said vcontainer adjacent said secondlcover for drying a razor 'blade positioned Vtherein vand drying air insaid container,lmeans forminga -chamber in said .container spaced fromvsaid vdesiccant receiving means, and porousmeans .in said 'containerde'ning raslot in said desiccant receiving means .and =in register withand connecting to Isaid slot infsaid -secon'dc'over andextending to thechamber of -said container Itolpass a razor blade `thereinto-and atReferences Cited in the iile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSEngland Mar. 18, 1924 Dyer June 6, 1933 Mayr Apr. 13, 1937 FleckenstineJan. 16, 1940 Elbourn May 13, 1941 Sapp Ian. 3, 1950

